Nothing can disintegrate us..............

What has happened in Bombay?I would rather call it Bombay than Mumbai because from the time I could remember,I have been hearing it as Bombay and would like to name the city that way till I die.

From my point of view, what I can understand is that there are some external forces strongly involved to hamper the peace and harmony in a city that is very fragile to communal elements.These are the forces that cannot tolerate the emergence of India as a global power.These are the satanic verses who cannot tolerate the religious harmony that exists in Bombay.

I had the opportunity to live in Bombay for 6 months.I enjoyed the life there with the busy life style of the city.It was a totally different experience for me after my stay in Madras for almost 4 years.

What I still remember when seeing Bombay is cuttings(tea in a small glass container) and pavbaji(almost like a cooked veg sandwich).I cannot resist these two for some months in my life.

Can anything compensate for the 189 or so lives that has been lost after this tragic episode?What can fill the gap this incident has caused on the economy,confidence and freedom of the city?

I take this opportunity to stand beside the great citizens of world who lost their beloved ones,the security personals who sacrificed their own life to rescue the hostages and all those who are suffering with pain and panic that this horror has left on them

We,Indians are brave.We don't give up to all these atrocities.No external force can disintegrate the unity and solidarity of our country.No bombs or threats can create a backlash on our advancement to the world superpower.We will go forward and achieve all our dreams.........Jai Hind.

Another day of Kerala Piravi has passed by.There were festivals conducted by the government and other NGO's to commemorate the formation of the state.

But if we look a bit more deeper into Kerala and analyse what is going on,is it only me that think that we are loosing the essence of our rich culture and tradition?

I would like to site a simple example to substantiate this point.The number of children learning Malayalam as a language in schools is reducing year after year.The beautiful poems written by Kunjan Nambiar and Kumaranasan are going to be found on the relics of the archaeological department.This is happening in Kerala when the Malayalees who have migrated to other parts of the world are searching frantically to find resources for teaching kids their mother tongue.The same thing has happened to the costumes of Kerala.Mallus think that they are substandard or demarks their "face value" if they wear Mundu or Lungi.

It has even come to the state that people in Kerala have a wild notion that without using at least 3-4 English words in their usual chat, may feel downgraded them selves from the others.

Please try to preserve this rich language from being extinct,up hold the good values of our culture,so that the future generations can also be proud of the culture in which their forefathers have been brought up in